Greek bailout referendum as it happened: 6 July 2015

Summary

Greek voters have decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout in a referendum
The final count is 38.7% "Yes" and 61.3% "No"
Turnout in the referendum was 62.5%
A summit of eurozone heads of states has been called for Tuesday
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'I see only corruption and injustice'published at 14:16
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George Joannides:
I'm a father of three living in Athens.
For as long as I can remember I see only corruption and injustice in this country.The people were after the money, the corrupted politicians promised them to get the vote and then used borrowed money to stupefy their voters' minds, in easy living and cheap dreams.
The result was, that the people are now unable to face reality.
It's horrible to live in a European country with a fine climate and rich resources in all fields, and still suffer, because wrong ideas and wrong people always surface.
Do Monty Python have the answer?published at 14:13
Sketch from 1974 explains the Greek-German divide
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Sometimes, explaining the difference in the Greek and German positions can be a challenge even for the most able journalist.
So, as the Washington Post suggests, external , let this sketch from 1974 by Monty Python explain it for you instead.
Just voting?published at 14:11
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'Will of the markets'published at 14:07
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The tourist experiencepublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 5 July 2015
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Brian Southgate, Wantage:
I have just returned from Rhodes, there were a few ATM queues, but nothing else. The Greeks are like modern day Mr McCawbers, thinking that something will turn up, and some just think that the EU are being "unfair" in expecting them to pay their debts! But they still want to be paid in cash rather than using credit cards so that they don't have to pay their taxes.
The view from the queuepublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 5 July 2015
Philip is waiting in line at a polling station in Athens
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Voters go to the poll and then proceed to the ATM
Work 'starts tomorrow'published at 13:55
French minister urges quick solution
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One of the countries with an important say in Greece's future is France - and the French economy minister Emmanuel Macron has been speaking to the press.
He said it was crucial creditors found a compromise to help Greece, rather than just count on the European Central Bank to keep handing out emergency payments.
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Whatever the vote, we must starting tomorrow respond with political discussions to create a framework. It's not about taking refuge behind the ECB and others that have already done more than enough.
Who is Alexis Tsipras - in 47 secondspublished at 13:54
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View from Greecepublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 5 July 2015
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More thoughts on today's poll:
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'I see my fellow citizens begging'published at 13:36
Pensioner seen crying outside bank speaks of his plight
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A few days ago we brought you this story about the cost to pensioners in Greece - with it, we published an image of an un-named man crying outside a bank in Thessaloniki.
He has now been named as Giorgos Chatzifotiadis, 77. On the day the image was taken, he went to four banks to withdraw his wife's pension - and was refused in each.
"I see my fellow citizens begging for a few cents to buy bread," the former coal miner told AFP. "I see more and more suicides. I am a sensitive person. I can not stand to see my country in this situation."
Mr Chatzifotiadis said he was unlikely to vote in the referendum as his nearest polling station was 80km (50 miles) away.
View from the squarepublished at 13:33
The BBC's Ros Atkins is doing a Twitter Q&A all day on the crisis so tweet him your questions. As you can see, he's chosen quite a nice location to do it from...
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Send us your viewspublished at 13:31
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Graham, France:
Whatever the true reasons are for Greece been in this position, the fact remains this country has no possible way of continuing with this cycle of loan and debt interest repayment.
Greece should be given a window of at least two years with no repayment and no further loans, this way the country will have to stand on its own budget and allow the country to start and grow again. After this time, a realistic target of repayment should be agreed based on what the country is earning.
Enough is enoughpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 5 July 2015
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'Lion and the wolf'published at 13:22
AFP have been out and about in Athens
In the largely middle-class Pangrati neighbourhood, people from the Communist Party were handing out mock ballots for protest votes.
"It has three 'No's - no to the European union, no to Syriza and the government's proposals, and no to the austerity measures," said Nikos Leivaditis.
He insists neither a 'Yes' nor a 'No' victory will better Greece's fortunes - a feeling many Greeks share.
"It is like you have the lion and the wolf and you have to decide who is going to devour you," he said.
Lots of reports of angry voters filtering throughpublished at 13:20
Add to the debatepublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 5 July 2015
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Bobbie Karagkounis:
Having lived in Greece for the last seven years I am very proud of all the Greeks voting today. Things cannot continue this way, many friends and families I know are struggling every day to pay bills and put food on their tables. Families with children are scared their kids have accidents as they can not afford the health care and costs of medication.
Greece needs a new way forward. It's been hard this last week with capitol control but most people do not have enough money in the banks to withdraw the maximum limit.
Divine intervention at the polls?published at 13:12
'Write off Greek debt'published at 13:05
Former UK Chancellor Alistair Darling has a radical proposal
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"By extension, it'll be yet another break on what is a very slow recovery in the global economy. Now in my experience, if you want to sort something, you've got to sort it properly. It's been five years now since the Eurozone tried to sort out the Greek problem. It's manifestly failed to do so. To my mind, unless they take the decision they've got to take to write off substantial amounts of Greek debt, and then to put in place a programme that has got to be delivered in turn by the Greek government, this is going to continue."
More people head to the pollspublished at 12.59
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Add to the debatepublished at 12:54
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Fabrice Charvin:
Let's hope the Greeks vote No. That will save the dignity of both the Greek people and Eurozone taxpayers. The spectacular fallout in the past couple of weeks has only revealed that neither the Greeks (including their government and international economists) want to stay in the Euro, nor the Eurozone (and again other economists and democratically elected politicians) ‎wants to keep Greece in. The failed negotiations and referendum are not a miscalculation, but rather a logical outcome, where the referendum offers the final justification for Greece to be dropped out.